Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled was 29,886 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya stood at 29,886 t.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 56,391 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 298 t, in 1993.
Kenya ranks 30th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,900 t | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 3,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 2,600 t | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 3,200 t | +23.1% |
| 1966 | 3,900 t | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 4,300 t | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 4,900 t | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 4,100 t | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 5,000 t | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 6,300 t | +26.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 t | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 5,800 t | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 5,900 t | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 3,900 t | -33.9% |
| 1976 | 4,200 t | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 4,800 t | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 6,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 8,400 t | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 7,900 t | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 6,500 t | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 2,600 t | -60.0% |
| 1983 | 3,800 t | +46.2% |
| 1984 | 1,100 t | -71.1% |
| 1985 | 2,600 t | +136.4% |
| 1986 | 4,200 t | +61.5% |
| 1987 | 1,600 t | -61.9% |
| 1988 | 7,100 t | +343.8% |
| 1989 | 5,047 t | -28.9% |
| 1990 | 965 t | -80.9% |
| 1991 | 965 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 956 t | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 298 t | -68.8% |
| 1994 | 1,006 t | +237.6% |
| 1995 | 5,315 t | +428.3% |
| 1996 | 2,400 t | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 7,610 t | +217.1% |
| 1998 | 21,000 t | +176.0% |
| 1999 | 21,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 t | -52.4% |
| 2001 | 5,400 t | -46.0% |
| 2002 | 6,800 t | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 25,524 t | +275.4% |
| 2004 | 26,462 t | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 23,207 t | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 27,041 t | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 41,655 t | +54.0% |
| 2008 | 42,202 t | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42,760 t | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 55,414 t | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 50,957 t | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 54,339 t | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 56,391 t | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 53,805 t | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 50,707 t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 45,343 t | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 38,737 t | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 41,279 t | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 35,979 t | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 22,593 t | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 25,568 t | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 30,528 t | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 29,119 t | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 29,886 t | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,600 t | 2,600 t | 4,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,530 t | 3,900 t | 8,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,245 t | 1,100 t | 7,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,152 t | 298 t | 21,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,105 t | 5,400 t | 42,760 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,295 t | 35,979 t | 56,391 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,539 t | 22,593 t | 30,528 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 17,676 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -19.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled in Kenya was 29,886 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 56,391 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 298 t in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.